Boston vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3638
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8082
$1644
🏠 One person rent
$2543
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$4126
$754
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6556
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
100
83
😀 Quality of life
92
67
🏙️ Population
676K
15.4M

The cost of living in Boston is 396% more expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 30th and 7076th ($3638 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and India, respectively. Check the United States vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Boston compared to 0.3 months in Mumbai. Boston ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Mumbai ranked 3rd in India, while ranked 94th and 4887th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Mumbai

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Boston Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$22.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.9
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.04
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2878
$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2181
$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5280
$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3456
$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$35.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$229
$55.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$76.1
$9.59
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11142
$6877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6207
$2712
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.41
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$5.84
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.8
$2.99
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.63
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.6
$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$6.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.14
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.48
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.77
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.78
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.2
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.07
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$0.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$0.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.2
$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$4.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$190
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.6
$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$56.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2835
$133
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26679
$4412

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2921
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2837
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2771
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2808
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2980
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2986
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2786
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2939
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2405
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2803
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2866
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2859
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2894
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3006
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2629
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2854
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2871
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2867
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2852

Cities near Mumbai

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$475
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$355
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$379
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$294
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$502
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$346
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$268
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$693
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$362
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$344
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$303
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$282
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$287
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$282
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$302
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$382
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$319
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$428
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$385
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$388
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$441
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$373
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$310
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$397
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$366
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$324
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$437
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$349
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$254
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$401
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$321
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$286
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$378
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$355
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$297
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$301
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$301